for what its worth, i was just looking for a car to buy to commute to school in. i had a ranger, and a foxbody. neither of them really worthy of daily driver. ranger was getting old, mustang is just too much.

i wanted a 2.5 rs. i was also looking at gti's. i wanted an audi, just didnt want 100k+ miles.

long story short, i browsed craigslist every day, at 2 am found a newly posted a4 for 4 grand. 66k miles. i emailed him then and there, and at 6 pm that night, declared the car mine.

i bought 1997 a4, 1.8t quattro, automatic (meh) 66k miles for $3800. the car is mint. nothing wrong with it. ive put 1000 miles on it in a few weeks. i drive 135 miles round trip to college and back. gets like 25ish mpg combined with an auto. im seriously 100% happy. i tinted the windows, and added a new head unit and sub. theres tons of mod opportunity with it. but mustang comes first. i still might do chip, coil overs, wheels, down pipe. but next year.

That definitely was quite the steal. I did read this when you posted, but obviously forgot in the war of words that was going on lol. I've been checking all the local listings everyday waiting for the one i'm looking for.

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Do you guys think this could be a steal if its just the hood/headlight that need to be replaced?

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Has maintinence done and fairly low miles, so I'd say yeah depending on what the hood/ light costs

Well i could get a replacement hood for 600, or an aftermarket one for less. Headlights are a couple hundred bucks also. But that's still half the price of the other ones i've been looking at and they have more km on them.

I emailed the person and asked what caused the dent. i'm thinkin a deer.

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So if it's a <'04 is the sport suspension really a necessity for slight mods?

Out of the bunch ive seen online in my area, all but 1 or 2 have the sport suspension. For around 8500, so would the extra 1-1.5K be about the price for upgrading the suspension of a non-Sport a4? -noob ha

I'll say it one last time. I know you want a cool car and all, but the first thing you should be looking for in a college commuter is reliability. 8k is enough to get you an AWD, 5spd 2008 Suzuki SX4 in your area, with like 40km on the clock. Thing is, we are living up north, where they put a crap ton of salt on the roads. Most cars 10+ years old will be rusted as hell underneath. I've shopped for cars enough to know this. Maintenance will be PITA, you'll break bolts, etc. Not to mention some cars might even start to have structural issues at that point.

I would not bother with the sport suspension package if your mind is really set on an Audi, as the shocks and springs will most likely need replaced. Or have already been replaced with standard ones beause the owner didn't feel like paying extra when time came to replace these parts.

idk what they use here in south east ct, but they use allot of it. theyve got sand, this sweet smelling salt. i hear its rock salt and mollasses. and some green stuff. and this liquid they pre treat the roads with.

idk what they use here in south east ct, but they use allot of it. theyve got sand, this sweet smelling salt. i hear its rock salt and mollasses. and some green stuff. and this liquid they pre treat the roads with.

****, as high as your car rides the salt probably doesn't even touch the body.

****, as high as your car rides the salt probably doesn't even touch the body.

Ohhh **** son. Lol

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